APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Opening day was Thursday. The league provides young people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities the opportunity to play organized baseball.
Each player is paired with a community volunteer. Volunteers also serve as coaches and umpires.
“It is honestly the best thing to see,” said Heather Hietpas, program leader for the Miracle League of the Fox Valley. “For them, they have smiles on their faces. The crowds will cheer them on and stuff. And by the end of the season, the crowd knows their name and is cheering them on, like ‘go so and so’ and stuff like that.”
The games are every Monday through Thursday at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
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